2x founder
Otto Debals
Segments.ai & Uber AI Solutions | Multi-sensor labeling for self-driving vehicles/robots | PhD & ex-McKinsey | *Hiring!*
Experience
Career
2020Segments.ai by Uber
FounderCEO & Founder · Leuven, Flanders, Belgium · 2020 – Present
2024Syndicate One
Investor & passive contributor · 2024 – Present
2019McKinsey & Company
Associate · Brussels Area, Belgium · 2019 – 2020
2017McKinsey & Company
Junior Associate · Brussels Area, Belgium · 2017 – 2019
- 2015
TechStart
FounderFounder & Coordinator · Leuven · 2015 – 2017
2013KU Leuven
Ph.D. Researcher · ESAT/STADIUS · 2013 – 2017
2013Sagio.be
Member of the Board of Directors · 2013 – 2017
2012Sagio.be
President · Leuven · 2012 – 2013
2012McKinsey & Company
Summer Business Analyst · Brussels · 2012
2011K.U.Leuven KULAK
Internship / Summer Project · Kortrijk · 2011
2011Barco
Internship · Kortrijk · 2011
Bio
CEO & co-founder of Segments.ai. Studied mathematical & electrical engineering, and obtained a PhD in signal separation / multilinear algebra. During my PhD, launched Investimize (a financial robo-advisor) together with my current cofounder Bert and also pursued CFA level I. Spent 2 years afterwards at McK - supporting >15 projects across different functions, industries and regions. Launched Segments.ai in Jan 2020. Passionate about whisky, F1 and long-distance running!